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Curriculum & Instruction

Q: The best way to improve reading skills in early childhood is to read to children and, when they are able, encourage them to read to themselves.
Q: List and briefly define five skills involved in listening.
Q: Share three specific activities to enhance listening in an early childhood classroom.
Q: Suppose you are a teacher in an early childhood classroom. What are some things you should do to tell an excellent story to your class of children?
Q: Which of the following are involved in literacy and language development?I. listeningII. speakingIII. readingIV. writinga. I, II b. III, IVc. I, III d. II, IVe. I, II, III, IV
Q: The comprehensive approach to literacy developmentI. integrates language and literacy learning into all parts of the curriculum.II. eliminates phonics as an approach or technique to teaching reading.III. utilizes quality children's literature in reading in addition to basal readers.IV. encourages teachers to read aloud at least once a day to young children.V. encourages teachers to develop young children's skill and proficiency in a second language.VI. encourages children to write and read about their experiences.a. All of the above b. I, IV, V, VIc. I, II, IV, V d. I, III, IV, VI
Q: Vygotsky, the Russian cognitive psychologist, believed a. it is the child's experiences that influence formation of language. b. it is children's language that enables them to create thoughts. c. it is understanding of language that enables children to create oral speech. d. children's language development proceeds according to their individual rates.
Q: ________________refers to the meaning of words.
Q: ________________is the instrument of thought, personal expression, and social communication.
Q: The ability to perceive and understand what is heard is called .
Q: The set of rules for creating or understanding the sentence is called __________________.
Q: The best way to correct grammatical errors in young children is to have them listen to you say the corrected sentence and then have them repeat it to you.
Q: Children are able to think of and form sentences they have never heard before.
Q: Children can use words they have never had experience with or heard before.
Q: Children with limited experiences do not have limited language ability with regard to semantics or word meanings.
Q: Early language development is highly dependent upon imitation; therefore children need good models.
Q: There is very little relationship between language and thought.
Q: Suppose you are teaching a unit on apples to 4-year-old children. What are some basic concepts you might teach?
Q: Describe some general food and nutrition concepts that are appropriate for teaching young children.
Q: What happens to children when competition and winning are the emphasis of physical activities?
Q: Suppose a parent is assigned to bring a snack from the bread/cereal group that will be nutritious and easy to prepare, and asks you for some suggestions. Describe your suggestions.
Q: Describe how to make butter in the classroom.
Q: What are some of the basic concepts that can be taught through children's involvement in food activities?
Q: What are some of the subtle ways teachers influence nutrition concepts?
Q: What are some principles that can help children inculcate strong values?
Q: You have a child in your home or classroom that is experiencing unusual stress. How might you help this child cope with his/her stress?
Q: Identify the following movements as either a = locomotor, or b = non-locomotor/axialmove like an animal swinging and swayingface stretching/pulling moving like a rubber bandwalking marchingjumping runningpretending to be worm pretending to swimgalloping pretending to walk on stiltscrawling twisting and turningskipping hopping
Q: Each person in the United States annually consumes how much sugar? a. 10 pounds b. 25 pounds c. 50 pounds d. 75 pounds e. 100 pounds
Q: Studies indicate that ____ of children 2-5 years of age in the United States are overweight. a. 10% b. 20% c. 30% d. 40%
Q: How many adults in the United States are physically fit? a. less than half b. about half c. more than half
Q: Food experiences are excellent activities because a. they are easy to prepare. b. they offer potential for learning and skill development in every area of the curriculum. c. they can be done in a brief period of time. d. they always use a variety of media.
Q: Which of the following are problems related to over consumption of sugar by children?I. developing a desire for sugarII. gaining weightIII. dental cariesIV. eating empty calories and thereby dulling the appetitea. All of the above b. I, II, IIIc. III, IV d. II, IV
Q: The main criterion to consider when selecting a food experience should be that it is a. simple to do. b. something the children like. c. one the teacher enjoys. d. high nutrient.
Q: Classrooms can create stress for some children byI. including too much competition.II. being unchallenging and boring.III. creating expectations too high for some children.IV. pushing too much material at children too fast.V. not allowing free play when children can play and make choices for what they want to do.VI. having the teacher yell too much.a. All of the above b. I, III, IV, Vc. II, III, V, VI d. I, II, III, VI
Q: What are the five groups in MyPyramid? ______________________________-
Q: Each person in the United States annually consumes about ________________pounds of sugar.
Q: The simplest way to avoid illness and infection is _______________________.
Q: Nonlocomotor movements are often referred to as___________________movements.
Q: What are five different ways to explore walking? _____________________________________---
Q: List five fundamental locomotor movements. __________________________________
Q: Foods containing higher amounts of nutrients in proportion to the amount of calories are called___________________.
Q: _______________is the capability to recover or bounce back from adversity and stress.
Q: Two internal sources of stress are _______________ and _____________________. Two external sources of stress are ______________________and _________________.
Q: One's attitude toward oneself is usually referred to as ___________________________.
Q: Katz (1995) writes about six necessities every child must have for healthy development. What are three of these? ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________
Q: An acute life event or a chronic environmental situation that causes disequilibrium and uneasiness is called a ___________________________.
Q: Some children believe foods originate from the supermarket.
Q: A specific food may be prepared in a variety of ways.
Q: There are some nutrients that do not have a specific use in the body.
Q: Food is culturally defined.
Q: Teachers should include food activities in the curriculum, but should not do nutrition units of study.
Q: Physical and motor activities should be adapted to the needs and development of the children in each classroom.
Q: Generally, it is best that teachers and adults not participate with the children in physical and motor games and activities.
Q: It is better for a child to learn to compete with himself/herself than to compete with others.
Q: It is difficult to add movement to our classrooms because of the special equipment that is required.
Q: A majority of adults in the United States are physically fit.
Q: It is risky to include character education in early childhood curriculum because it deals with values that should be left to the family to teach.
Q: The classroom atmosphere and tone is a strong influence in creating a peaceful and relaxed environment.
Q: Food should not be used as a reward or as a punishment.
Q: There does not seem to be any relationship between the child's early social adjustment and later adult social adjustment.
Q: Self-esteem has little influence on character traits such as stability, integrity, and creativity.
Q: Esteem for and respect of others begins and is rooted in one's own self-esteem.
Q: The stronger the teacher's own self-esteem, the more successful she or he will be in creating positive attitudes and concepts in the children being taught.
Q: Warm and loving approval of others is not essential to the development of positive self-esteem.
Q: Very often a child's behavior does not match his or her self-image.
Q: The basis of a quality program in early childhood is promoting feelings of self-esteem and dignity in each individual child.
Q: Describe some prosocial behaviors that teachers should teach and model for early childhood education.
Q: Gifted children show above-average ability or potential in one or more of a variety of areas, including:
Q: Describe some of the forms or kinds of gender bias that exist in early childhood classrooms.
Q: Why should teachers avoid the "other people" units of study as an approach to multicultural education?
Q: The "Hidden Bias" refers to bias toward a. religion. b. children with special needs. c. gender. d. culture or race.
Q: Social scientists refer to the social behaviors we are trying to help children become competent in as a. social skills. b. prosocial skills. c. positive behaviors. d. anti-bias skills.
Q: Exceptional children includeI. severely disabled children.II. gifted children.III. those with learning disabilities.IV. those with behavioral problems.V. those from different ethnic groups.a. All of the above b. I, II, IV, Vc. III, IV, and V d. I, II, III, IV
Q: Teaching and including appreciating differences in an early childhood curriculum meansI. helping children to take the perspective of others.II. helping children feel and know that all children are equally important to the teacher.III. helping all children feel positive toward their own identity and own self.IV. integrating the "diversity" perspective into all aspects of the curriculum and school program.a. All of the above b. I, III, IVc. II, III, IV d. I, II, III
Q: A five-point system that helps teachers plan for inclusive education is: ____________________________
Q: The most critical time for shaping positive culture understandings is during the ____________________________years.
Q: An IEP stands for ____________________________.
Q: An IEP is an Individualized Education Program and is used to plan and determine the intervention and educational goals for ____________________________.
Q: The thinking and attitude that one's own culture is correct or right is called ____________________________.
Q: Good grades and giftedness are the same thing.
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